PERCEPTION AND AWARENESS ABOUT CORONARY HEART DISEASE AMONG OLDER ADULTS.

Doke Dnyaneshwar Suryakant, Nagpure Sneha Ashok and *Dr. Srabani Bhattacharya

ABSTRACT

The cross sectional study was Conducted among 191 adults of either gender in Maharashtra, India. Among the participants adults who participated in the study 107 males (56%) & females 84 (44%). Their age groups 18-30 yrs total number 39 (20.41%), 30-40 Yrs total number 25 (13.08%),40-50 yrs total number 99 (51.83%) & above 50 Yrs total number of responses. 28 (14.67%). Among total responses 71.7% were residing in Urban area & 28.3% belong to rural area. Their education 10th Standard (3.1%),12th Standard (47.1%) Graduate (30.9.%), Post-Graduat (7.3%) & Other (11.5%). As per occupation 11% (working), 6.8%. (Farming) 5.2%(House wife), 0.5%(Retired) & other (76.4%) .Regular BP check Yes (34.6%) No (65.4%)responses. 58.3% go to Doctors clinic & self check 41.7%. About Coronary heart disease 74.9% had Know about it 25% do not know about this About 11% of the & perticipants have family history of CHD 25% do not have family history of CHD, 8.4% of their parents have heart disease.

Keywords: Coronary Heart disease(CHD). Awareness & Perception Adult population.